8 Incredible Pool Designs That Will Make A Splash In Your Backyard Landscaping

We feel refreshed just looking at them.

By
Elle Decor Staff

Jul 1, 2016

These gorgeous pools from around the world redefine "cool" in any outdoor space.

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Simon Upton

At a Hamptons weekend home that Timothy Haynes and Kevin Roberts designed for a young family, tall grasses surround a lap pool with sweeping views of the Atlantic Ocean. Teak ottomans by Sutherland are outfitted with cushions in a Perennials fabric; the cement table is by CB2, and the decking is ipe.

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Jean-Francois Jaussaud

French interior designer Frédéric Méchiche added Moorish inspired touches to his 18th-century villa in the mountains of southeastern France. Arched doorways and windows face the pool, which has an emerald-colored lining.

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Max Zambelli

Groves of olive trees and wildflowers serve as a backdrop for a minimalist lap pool at a farm complex restored by architect Patrizia Sbalchiero in the Sicilian town of Chiaramonte Gul, known for its production of olive oil and wine.

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Ricardo Labougle

For an international couple and their young family, Milan-based designer Eric Egan turned a 17th-century farmhouse on the border of Italy's Tuscany and Umbria regions into a sprawling vacation home. A loggia frames one end of the pool, which offers views of the neighboring countryside.

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Simon Upton

At Jill and David Gilmour's house on a private island in Fiji, built with architect Tony Chi, the infinity-edge lap pool is tiled with mosaics by Bisazza. The chaise longues are by Dedon, and the carved-marble garden stools are antique.

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Justin Patrick

Constructed into the side of cliffs that face the Atlantic Ocean, Kasia Krynska's home in Cape Town, South Africa, designed by TMA Architects, features a central courtyard with an elevated pool. A bridge connects the house's study, left, and master bedroom.

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Simon Upton

At his midcentury-inspired glass-walled retreat in the Brazilian coastal city of Florianópolis, fashion designer Carlos Miele created an 82-foot-long lap pool that extends from the living room through retractable doors into the lush garden. The door is paved in local stone, the pool deck is made of pine, the hanging chair is by Armando Cerello and the chaise longue is by Le Corbusier.

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Tim Street-Porter

For Ellen Pompeo's 1920s Spanish-style home in Hollywood Hills, Martyn Lawrence Bullard designed a sofa for lounging by the pool, which is screened by cypress trees.

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